A comparative study of most suitable miniplate fixation for mandibular symphysis fracture using a finite element model

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-8

  Kimura, Akiko ^a   Nagasao, Tomohisa ^a   Kaneko, Tsuyoshi ^b   Miyamoto, Junpei ^a   Nakajima, Tatsuo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Mandibular symphysis fracture; Mechanical stress; Miniplate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLAR TOOTH;

BONE PLATES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33646570584     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 00229717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.55.1     Document Type: Article

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